A significant share of Nigeria’s food is lost after harvest estimated at over ₦3.5 trillion annually. In rural farming communities, this loss is not experienced as a statistic but as a daily reality of spoiled produce, reduced incomes, and constrained livelihoods particularly for smallholder women farmers who carry a large share of production but bear...

When we speak about Women, Peace and Security (WPS), we often focus on negotiation tables and conflict zones, yet the real frontline of insecurity is also in our farms, where smallholder women farmers (SHWFs) navigate violence, climate shocks, and systemic exclusion while feeding the nation. The WPS agenda is often framed within armed conflict and...